My New Testament students have asked me on a number of occasions over the years about the ashes placed upon the forehead on Ash Wednesday They have not asked about the origin of the tradition or even its meaning as such what they have asked about is quite interesting and perfectly relevant for the

It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put ldquo secret rdquo in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly hist

It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put ldquo secret rdquo in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly hist

It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put ldquo secret rdquo in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly hist

It rsquo s not a bad way to sell a book put secret in the title somewhere And in light of Dan Brown rsquo s success in selling books which are historical and theological nonsense but which claim to unlock age-old secrets why not use it in the title of a book that makes mostly historical and t

I love the Bible for more reasons than I could possibly write in one blog post but I will stick with one reason here I love its oddly-angled continuities I could be describing my old house literally but I am describing the ways in which the coherence of the Bible takes its shape by winding and